Article of furniture.



G. L. HARRISON. ARTICL 0F FURNITURE.l

APPLICATION FILEID JAULY I4, 1913.

.Patented July 6, 1915.

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' jim/Amma -like articles of furniture; and its object is rib GEORGE L. HARRISON, 0F EAST CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR T0 THE CLEVELAND v IVIE'IAL PRODUCTSlCOIVIPANY, OF CLEVELAND,

OHIO, A CORPORATION 0F OHIO.

ARTICLE or FURNITURE i Llllll.

` A.fipl'nimion inea July 14, 1

TQ all whom it. may concern 'l Be it known that I, GEORGE L. II/sermon, a citizen of the United Statesresid1ng at Jast leveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented a certa1n\ new and useful Improvement in Articles of Furniture, of which the following is a full,

clear, and exact description, reference being -1 had to the accompanying drawingsi l This invention .relates to improvements in the construction of kitchen or laboratory tables, bath room stands or stools, and other to provide a` novel construction rwhereby furniture, made in accordance-therewith, is rendered sanitary; substantial and'durable; and neat and attractive in appearance. I attain these objects by a construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein I `have shown, as an embodiment of my invention,'a kitchen table.

As' will be brought out clearly in the following description, 4the exposed parts of the table are, made of sheet steel whichis heavily enameled and so formedand assembled as to offer no opportunity for 'the accumulationor retentionof dust or dirt in any of its part's and permitting, also, of easy cleaning. y I preferably employ wood as means for sti'ening and retaining in position certain of the Aparts of the table, whereby the table is made very strong, and

v these wooden parts are so protected bythe tion, corresponding to the line 4 4 of Fig.

enameled steel covering that they are subjected to no injury ordeterioration from exposure. Because of certain novel structural details which will be brought out hereinafter, the parts may be easily and rapidly assembled, thus materially reducing the cost of productiongand the particular way in .which I form the table top to eXpedite the draining thereof, gives the table an artistic appearance. L

In 'the drawings, Figure 1 represents a front elevation of a tablev which is constructed in accordance 4with my invention; Fig. 2 is a plan thereof, a portion ofthe top covering being broken away to more clearly illustrate certain structural details; Fig. 3 is a partial, central longitudinal section of the table; Fig. 4 is a'transverse secl and looking in the direction of the arrows; Fig. 5 is a-bottom plan view of the wooden frame of the tabletop; F 1g. 6 is a sectional- Specification of Letters Patent.

y3, the lower edge of 'ignated generally, by A and .screws 9.,

Patented July "d, MM5..

913. serialnavvasm detail taken on the line 6-6 of Fig. 3 and looking in thev direction of the arrdws; while Figs. 7 to 10, inclusive, illustrate cer;- tain details of the-table leg construction.

Proceeding with a detailed descriptionof 60 the invention wherein I will refer to the drawings by the use of reference characters, represents a sheet metal covering for the table top which is bulged Ythroughout its central portion ,and inclines therefrom` in all directions toward its edges where it is m'shed in a bead -2` and a depending' flange the latter being turned 'inwardly at 4 to form therebetween andthe bead 2 a channel. 'Ihe sheet metal covering 70 l is stiend by the frame (which is desshown particularly' in Fig. 5) which comprises a pair of longitudinal runners 5, transverse'end members 6,'and a central piece7. The inner edges lof the runners 5 are rabbeted as are also the adjacent ends of the end meinbers 6 andthe central piece 7 the rabbeting of the runners 5 being complementary to the rabbeting of the transverse pieces 6 and 80 In placing the frame within the covering l the longitudinal runners 5 are first placed .in position with their outer edges embraced by the. channels formed by the bead 2, flange 3 and its lower inturned edge 35 4; The end members 6 are then placed between' the longitudinal runners 5 and are slid laterally vuntil their outer edges are also embraced by the portions of the aforesaid channel which extend across the ends of the, 90 covering 1.. The central piece 7 is then placed in position where it is held by the strip 8 which extendslongitudinally thereacross and is."s'ecured to the runners 5 by As has-- beenY mentioned hereinbefore, e the metal .covering 1 is heavily enameled, and

for the protection ofsuch enamel against any undue shock v(as 'the nature of such enamel isbrittle and more or less fragile) I prefer to insert between said covering and the wooden frame' A, a layer of yielding material^10` such, for instance, as heavy felt paper. The yielding quality of the layer l0 will also assist in the clamping of the 105 edges of the frame between the inturned Vedges 4 of the fiange 3 and the bead 2. I

Wish to c all attention at this time, also, to 1 the difference between the width ofthe inturned edge of the flange 8 and the width of 110 the covering l turned portion 4, or if it were dispensed with entirely, then the channel formed by the portion 4 and the opposed portion of the covering 1, would have a fixed width .and the edges of the frame A would have to be of corresponding thickness;l and since the enameled parts are necessarily uneven, this would prove impractical. As it is the members of the -frameA a'ct as levers of the first class, and with their bearings upon the inner portion of the bead 2 as their fulcrum, they draw the inturned edge 4 into the required position, the metal lwhereof the bead 2 is formed, springing sufficiently -to per- 25,

mit of 'such action.

v The skirt of the table comprises front and reari longitudinal portions 11 and 12 respeotively,- and end portions 13,- and is formed, preferably, of one strip of metal, the ends of which may be welded together at any desired point and it is provided about its upper edge with an outwardly turned horizontal flange 14. The eneral outline of the skirt of the table 1s substantially the saine as that, ofthe frame A, to wit, rectangular; but it is somewhat smaller than said frame in both dimensions. The skirt is secured to said frame by screws 15 which pass through holes in the iange 14. It will be seen, therefore, that the skirt provides a very substantial tie .for the longitudinal and transverse members of the frame A, whereby said frame is securely held within` the sheet metal coverin .1. The lower edge ofthe sln'rt is t'urne wardly and then upwardly and back upon itself to orm reinforced stiiiening flanges 16 there- The central part of the front portion 11 of the skirt of the table is cut away and the surrounding edges of the opening thus provided is turned inwardly at right angles to the plane of said portion, as shown at 17 in Figft.` supp les an opening for the drawer which is of wood and of ordinary construction, and to the front piece 18 thereof issecured a rectangular sheet metal plate 19,'the edges whereof are curved over the edges of the front piece 18. The plate` 19 is secured tothe piece 18 by screws 20 and a convenient drawer-pull 21 is attached to the central portion otlthe plate 19.by screws 22 which pass through holes therein and the plate v19 into the front piece 18 and thereby assist in the securing of the the table skirt.

plate 19 to said front, piece. To 'strengthen the long narrowpiece of stock which is left alon the lower edge of the front portion 11 o the skirt after the drawer opening has been made therein, I provide an angle iron 23 which extends some distance beyond either end of the opening and is secured to the skirt by rivets 24.

The legs 25 of the .table are of tubular formation as will be seen most clearly from Figsf to 9 inclusive and are substantially square in cross section, and taper from top to bottom. The upper end of the leg is reinforced by a strip 26 which is riveted to the inside of the leg and its lower end. is provided with an inturned flange 27 to strengthen it and for a further purpose which will be made apparent hereinafter.

-Vhen attached to the table, tne upper end of the legis caused to bear firmly against the underneath surface of the frame A and to .fit snugly within the corner of the skirt of the table, as is shown in Fig. 6. Angle clips 28 which occupy the corners between the ends ofthe reinforcing flanges 16 of the table skirt and the adjacent portions of the legs have their verticalbranches secured to s'aid legs in any suitable manner, as by rivets 29, and their horizontal branches are secured to the flanges 16 by bolts 30.

-In Fig. 10 I have illustrated a bearing plate or tread which I provide for the lower end of the legsof the table, and which is'of the same general outline as the bottom of the legs. In order to reduce the bearing portion thereof and to present a smooth androunded surface to the floor, I make the central part of the plate 31 spherical. A hole is punched ,directly in the center of the plate and the metal surrounding it is countersunk as shown at 32'for the reception'of the conical head of the screw 38. This screw is adapted to be threaded into a hole in the anchor plate 34 which resides within the lower end of the table leg and extends thereacross, said plate vhaving downturned ends- 35 which bear upon the inner side of the Harige 27. To prevent the turning of the vplate 31, I form lugs 36 upon two of its corners which are diametrically-opposite eachother, which lugs extend upwardly into the lower end of the table leg and are confined within the corners thereof.

Suitable slides are provided for the drawer B by angle plates 377 which extend from the front portionl 11 to the rear portion 12 of As a convenient means of fastening said angle'plates tothe aforesaid portions of the skirt of the table I turn the ends of each of the anges of said plates at right angles to the body portions thereof and rivet such overturned ends to the skirt as shown at 38. The angle plates 37, besides forming suitable slides for the drawer B, assist, materially, in strengthening the skirt of the table.

5 thecentral portion of which wardly and which is surrounded by a bead intensi Having thus described my invention, what l claim is l. An article offurniture comprising a substantially rectangular sheet metal top,

is bulged uphavinga depending flange extending therearound, the loweredge whereof is turned inwardly a distance less than the width of l0 the aforesaid bead toform a channel, longitudinal members extending along the op- `iposite edges of the'topand having their .louter edges contained within said channel, transverse members spacing apart the ends `fof the aforesaid longitudinal members and `ha-ving their outer edges contained within the aforesaid channel, a skirt for saidarticle l of furniture having a horizontal flange that is secured to the underneath surfaces of the aforesaid members whereby said members are held against relative movement, and a layer of yielding material between the adjacent surfaces of the top and the longitudinal and transverse members.

2. An article of furniture comprising a sheet metal top which is surrounded by a bead having a depending flange extending therearound, the lower edge whereof -is turned inwardly a vdistance less than the 0 -.width of the aforesaid bead lto form a channel, members having their outer edges contained within said channel, and a skirt for said articleof furniture having a flange that is secured to theaforesaid members whereby the said members are heldin place.

3. An article of furniture comprising a sheetmetal top'which is surrounded by a bead having a depending flange extending therearound, the lower edge whereof is turned inwardly a distance less than the width of the aforesaid bead, members which bear against the inner edge of the bead and have their edges resting upon the yinturned portion of the aforesaid Harige, and a skirt for said article of furniture having a flange that is secured tol the' aforesaid members whereby said members are held in place with their vunderneath surfaces in a common plane.

4. An article of furniture comprising an enameled sheet metal top which is surrounded by a bead having a depending flange eX- tending therearound, the lower edge whereof is turned inwardly a distance less than the width of the aforesaid bead, members which bear against `the inner edge of the bead and have their edges resting upon the inturned portion of the aforesaid flange, a skirt for said article of furniture having a flange that is secured to the underneath surfaces of the aforesaid members wherebysa'id members are held in place with their underneath surfaces in a common plane, and a layer of yielding'material between the adjacent surfaces of thetopand the aforesaid members.

ln testimony whereof, l hereunto afliX my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

` L. S. CHADWICK,

M. R. NELSON. 

